I’ve lost 100 pounds with weight loss injections (Mounjaro). AMA

[stopthatrightnow]

After years of trying every diet out there, I finally found something that worked for me: Mounjaro weight loss injections.

Since last July, I’ve lost 100 pounds.

Starting weight: 20st 12lbs (292lbs / 132.4kg, UK size 26-28) BMI 41.3
Current weight: 13st 10lbs (192lbs / 87.1kg, UK size 16-18). BMI 27.5
Target BMI: 24

I know I’m not at target yet, but it 100 pounds is a nice round number so I thought I’d do something to “celebrate” and also share my experience. I know weight loss injections can be a hot topic, and I’m happy to share my experience—so feel free to ask me anything!

I won’t be responding to abusive messages. This has been the best thing I’ve ever tried, and I stand by my choice.

Let’s keep it respectful, but if you’re genuinely curious, drop your questions below! 👇

Fantastic achievement OP.

I have lost over 50 pounds on mounjaro. I started at 13 stone 6, I’m currently 136 pounds, or 9 stone 10.

My BMI is now 20.7. I started at 28.6 and was miserable. I was t so fat that my health was impacted, but I detested myself in the mirror or in photos.

No side effects whatsoever for me. And I titrated upwards to 12.5.

Do you think wld should be available to those with less to lose?

I was obese. In 2021/2022 before WLD were so readily available I lost 3 stone. This brought my BMI below 30.

so now I no longer am eligible for wld, but I am still on the treadmill of diets, giving up, losing and gaining the same stone, thinking about food constantly.

I would love wld to get my BMI to a healthier 25, and get below a size 16/18. And get myself off this never ending diet which cannot be healthy either.

Thanks for your reply.
What are your thoughts on people with a normal BMI being prescribed the injection for help with high blood pressure or ADHD for example? My BMI is 22 and I have both The hypertension is genetic according to my consultant. I’m vegetarian, eat well, exercise a lot (25,000+ steps per day plus weights), don’t drink, don’t smoke, diet not high in salt, have cholesterol on the low side of normal and am a healthy weight. I wouldn’t say no to losing a stone but it would be great to have a medication that controls my BP and ADHD. What are your thoughts?

I started Mounjaro around March 21st, (although I’ve eaten healthy since March 1st.)
I’ve lost 2 stone.
All of my clothes are hanging off me, my pyjama bottoms literally dropped off me this week. I weight 11st 13 right now and would like to get down to 9st which is what I weighed on my wedding day…but at 5’5”, I’ll see how I feel first around 10.5st.
I am still on 2.5mg but plan to go to 5mg on my next pen. Really enjoying not having the food noise. I agree, it’s the best thing I’ve ever done and I’m feeling and looking great!

I think that is something you should speak with a doctor about - but the online pharmacies wont prescribe under those circumstances.

To lose my 2 stone on Mounjaro, I’ve done the following:
Cut out all sugar.
Cut out fizzy drinks.
Increase lean protein.
Make and eat a large salad daily.
Limit calories to under 1000 a day.
Complete a 5K walk daily.
Go to the gym 3-4 times a week to work on strength training and weights.
Not participate in any meals out, BBQs etc

It’s not been easy. The Mounjaro simply quiets down the food noise, so you aren’t craving and thinking about food. I still feel hungry. I still miss food as entertainment. I still sweat and burn and come out exhausted from the gym.

Mounjaro is just helping me not quit. If I didn’t change my lifestyle and practice discipline with myself, then I wouldn’t have lost anywhere near as much weight as I have, if any. My friend is also in Mounjaro and is confused as to why it’s not working for her, but she hasn’t changed what she eats or does.

@RedhairDL you have nailed it!

I’m on Mounjaro for weight loss and it’s quietened down the food noise certainly.

But, not sure if this is relevant to you, but I also suffer with OCD (medically diagnosed) with intrusive thoughts. It has not quietened those. I have noticed no difference where my OCD is concerned, so not sure how it would help ADHD? I may be wrong of course, but my OCD brain continues to be loud and chaotic, in fact a lot of my intrusive thoughts are around my calorie intake now.

And congratulations to you! Fabulous job!!

@MrsPlantagenet - thank you

@section9 I think more trials are needed for those with lower BMIs. The drug trials were done on obese patients and therefore that is who it is licensed to. At the moment, from the info from those trials, it’s licensed for obese people because the side effects and risks of WLI are less than the side effects and risks of them being obese. That does not apply to non-obese people….in their case, as the current knowledge stands, the risks of taking WLI drugs is more than the risk of being slightly overweight. More trials are needed before I can form a full opinion.

However I will say that the amount of slightly overweight people who get the drug illegally - and then have horrid side effects and hit the headlines or post on forums - make it harder for the obese people for whom WLI drugs are licensed and legal in the UK. Both from a point of view of having to jump through more hoops to get it in the future, and because ignorant people scare them with scare stories of people who have been ill (without mentioning that the majority of those people were not eligible for the drug and so bought it - or a fake - illegally).

Excellent AMA OP 😊

Could you tell me about your exercise regime?

How much does it cost? Is it a daily jab?

@TryAndTestIt’s a mix, depending how I feel on the day. But I know that I don’t just go for a walk or a cycle, I will always find something else to do. So I purposefully go to the gym or pool. I try to go on average 4-5 times a week. I do a significant amount of weights work, one day upper body and another lower body. Today I was tired so I just did twenty mins on the bike at a low to moderate rate and then did 25 mins of core work.

I do think that consistency is important, and MJ has allowed me to have the attitude where I am always winning, rather than my old never ending cycle where I would be ‘good’ for a while and then have weeks or months of not going at all and eating stupidly.

showing up, little and often. Working hard sometimes. But just showing up and doing it. Doing something.

@IrritatedEarthling no it’s weekly. It’s about £35 per week. Lots of info online about this

@Azulejo9I was asked this before and answered in one of my earlier posts.

weight loss should be 1-2lbs a week. We all get carried away because very obese people will often lose loads in the first week or two and that sets everyone else up for thinking their weight loss is slow!

Thank you @stopthatrightnow.

I’m doing well with the weight loss (50lbs so far) but really need to follow your example exercising wise.

Absolutely agree!

I am on this journey with a friend who started a good 10 stone heavier than me and he is losing far more rapidly than me. But that's because he has much further to go than I do.

You have to focus on your own journey and your own milestones. I am happy with my kilo a week! That's like magic and I would have given up LONG LONG LONG before now without mounjaro.

So good to read all your comments. I have just started Mounjaro, I have lost 2 stone without it on my own using the Michael Mosley 800Fast and Med diet principals, but then I plateaued and just couldn't start losing again. Snacking was my downfall. And I realised I was in the danger zone where it was easy to start putting it on again.

So I started Mounjaro, and it is helping me keep the food noise at bay, I still lapse but that is Ok we are all human and need to live. So it is a tool to use along side your healthy eating habits. 2 weeks in and I am losing again, 6bls in 2 weeks so I will take that.

I am not sure what my goal weight will be, for me it is fit and health and according to the BMI calculator that is another 3 stone. But to be honest I am looking good and feeling good and that it what matters to me. Keep moving and eating well but also living a full life.

Thanks for the tips on the mid-doses. I think I will go to 3.75 rather than 5mg next time round.

Well done @stopthatrightnow what a huge achievement!

Looking for some advice please? I have been on MJ for 3 months. The past 2 months on 5mg and initially lost 2st.
I messed my last injection up and had to wait a week and my appetite increased.

When my injection arrived it was a hot day and my supplier only put an ice bag in so it wasn't very cold. I have noticed this week that I'm eating more and even fancying alcohol which I wasn't before.

like you I don't want to go up too much but not sure if I should or maybe change suppliers now the weather is warmer?

I would appreciate your advice please?

It’s important that the ice bags still have some ice in them when they arrive as the cold chain must be preserved. If they have melted inside to be liquid you need to contact your supplier to tell them. You need to find out when it was posted and work out how long it took to arrive. Two days : you should be fine. Three days in hot weather: not.

My supplier has never had this issue but I always order on a Sunday or Monday. Then a Saturday / Sunday delay where my box will be sitting at a depot is never an issue.

I have had weeks where I suddenly felt hungrier , significantly. I decided to go up a bit in dose. If you’re on 5mg, why not try a dose of 5.5mg next injection and see how you get on?

@stopthatrightnow

has it aged you

I’ve been on it 5 months and aged about ten years

my skin is wrinkled my face has changed - it’s quite depressing!!!!

@Quitelikeitno. Not experienced that. But they have said for years, haven’t they that when you get to a certain age you have to choose between arse and face..

Thank you @stopthatrightnow

Can I ask how you change suppliers please? I went in one website and as soon as I put my weight and height im in a healthy bmi but I still have at least a stone to lose to get to my goal weight.

Also, I know you explained the clicks, does that mean I can still use a 5mg pen to get 5.5mg? Will it last 3 weeks?

Sorry for the questions

Well my ass has gone totally flat!

So I’ve lost both things

What are you average weekly losses?
Ive been hearing a lot lately about the “mounjaro” face, have you got that yet?
I’ve lost 38lb and my massive belly is going softer and it’s really horrible to look at, all loose flab and starting to hang lower, my clothes look like I’ve got a rubber ring underneath around my belly area!